The following letter by Captain John Christopher Winsmith appears in the current issue of America’s Civil War Magazine. This is just a sample of the roughly 265 letters that are contained in the collection which is located at the Museum of the Confederacy. I’ve mentioned a couple times that I am currently editing the collection [...]
John Winsmith
As I’ve mentioned in the past, in addition to my Crater manuscript I am working on editing a large collection of letters for publication. The letters are from Captain John Christopher Winsmith who served first in 5th and later in the 1st South Carolina Infantry. The collection, which is housed at the Museum of the [...]
